Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Acting

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Born 1986-07-15 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying David Kane/Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman (2018), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and Cal Abar in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019). For the latter, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. After starring in the Netflix musical drama series The Get Down (2016–2017), Abdul-Mateen appeared in numerous films, including Baywatch (2017), The Greatest Showman (2017), and Us (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom★ 6.9
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
Aquaman★ 6.9
Aquaman
2018
The Matrix Resurrections★ 6.5
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
Baywatch★ 6.1
Baywatch
2017
Ambulance★ 6.7
Ambulance
2022
The Greatest Showman★ 7.9
The Greatest Showman
2017
Us★ 7
Us
2019
Candyman★ 6
Candyman
2021
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall★ 6.7
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
The Trial of the Chicago 7★ 7.7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
Furiosa
Furiosa
2024
All Day and a Night★ 6.2
All Day and a Night
2020
First Match★ 6.4
First Match
2018
Sweetness in the Belly★ 6.4
Sweetness in the Belly
2019
Boundaries★ 5.6
Boundaries
2018
Mad Max: The Wasteland
Mad Max: The Wasteland
2023